Opening Zip File - POI Database Download

Viator · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 29, 2006 Posts: 3

My attempts to open the downloaded POI zip file have produced the report "Compressed (zipped) Folder Error - The Compressed (Zipped) Folder is invalid or corrupted". How do I overcome this problem?

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Border_Collie · Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject:

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nikhunt · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 02, 2006 Posts: 1

with ie7 i get a zip file that's corrupt.
with firefox... i just get a blank page.

the only other web-browser i can use is ie6 on a corporate system through mimesweeper for web as the proxy... and that fails too with "The remote server disconnected unexpectedly"

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pwrycroft · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 19

Hi - great idea producing a definitive POI database but, like others, the zip file I produce is corrupt and cant be opened. I have read all of the threads and tried everything from one POI category to all of them - nothing seems to overcome the corruption. I am using IE7 - any new ideas?

Peter - Merry Xmas to one and all!

mikealder · Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 2:03 pm Post subject:

The way I overcame the problem was to:

Download and install Mozilla Firefox

and use that web browser for the POI downloads - Mike
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ernstn · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 23, 2006 Posts: 5

As everyone else I get a corrupt zip file when downloading the POIs.
I've tried using PKZIPFIX without success.
I can't help feeling that as I don't have problems downloading other zipped files that the problem is at the pocketgpsworld end.
IE7 isn't an uncommon browser. This problem makes the POIs completely irrelevant if I can't even download them. Can't this problem be solved? It's extremely annoying!!!

DennisN · Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject:

For a test, I just downloaded the zip file of banks (all available). It unzipped perfectly. Did it with IE7. The only problem I had was being unable to copy and paste the site address (it insisted on pasting it into the Google search window), so had to type it in by hand.
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